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Zhao K, Liu J, Zhu Y, Dong X, Yin R, Liu X, Gao H, Xiao F, Gao R, Wang Q, Zhan Y, Yu M, Chen H, Ning H, Zhang C, Yang X, Li C. Hemgn Protects Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Against Transplantation Stress Through Negatively Regulating IFN-γ Signaling. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103838. [PMID: 34923767 PMCID: PMC8844507 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) possess the remarkable ability to regenerate the whole blood system in response to ablated stress demands. Delineating the mechanisms that maintain HSPCs during regenerative stresses is increasingly important. Here, it is shown that Hemgn is significantly induced by hematopoietic stresses including irradiation and bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Hemgn deficiency does not disturb steady-state hematopoiesis in young mice. Hemgn-/- HSPCs display defective engraftment activity during BMT with reduced homing and survival and increased apoptosis. Transcriptome profiling analysis reveals that upregulated genes in transplanted Hemgn-/- HSPCs are enriched for gene sets related to interferon gamma (IFN-γ) signaling. Hemgn-/- HSPCs show enhanced responses to IFN-γ treatment and increased aging over time. Blocking IFN-γ signaling in irradiated recipients either pharmacologically or genetically rescues Hemgn-/- HSPCs engraftment defect. Mechanistical studies reveal that Hemgn deficiency sustain nuclear Stat1 tyrosine phosphorylation via suppressing T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase TC45 activity. Spermidine, a selective activator of TC45, rescues exacerbated phenotype of HSPCs in IFN-γ-treated Hemgn-/- mice. Collectively, these results identify that Hemgn is a critical regulator for successful engraftment and reconstitution of HSPCs in mice through negatively regulating IFN-γ signaling. Targeted Hemgn may be used to improve conditioning regimens and engraftment during HSPCs transplantation.
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- Ke Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- School of Life SciencesHebei UniversityNo. 180 Wusi Dong Road, Lian Chi DistrictBaoding CityHebei Province071000China
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- College of Life SciencesShanxi Normal UniversityNo. 199, South Chang'an Road, Yanta DistrictXi'an710062China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and BiochemistryBeijing Institute of Radiation MedicineBeijing100850China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- An Hui Medical UniversitySchool of Basic Medical SciencesHefei230032China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationThe Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General HospitalBeijing100071China
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- Department of Life SciencesQilu Normal UniversityNo. 2, Wenbo Road, Zhangqiu DistrictJinanShandong250013China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
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- State Key Laboratory of ProteomicsBeijing Proteome Research CenterNational Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing)Beijing Institute of LifeomicsBeijing102206China
- School of Life SciencesHebei UniversityNo. 180 Wusi Dong Road, Lian Chi DistrictBaoding CityHebei Province071000China
- An Hui Medical UniversitySchool of Basic Medical SciencesHefei230032China
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Wu Z, Wen Y, Fan G, He H, Zhou S, Chen L. HEMGN and SLC2A1 might be potential diagnostic biomarkers of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head: study based on WGCNA and DEGs screening. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:85. [PMID: 33451334 PMCID: PMC7811219 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-03958-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) is a chronic and crippling bone disease. This study aims to reveal novel diagnostic biomarkers of SONFH. METHODS The GSE123568 dataset based on peripheral blood samples from 10 healthy individuals and 30 SONFH patients was used for weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) screening. The genes in the module related to SONFH and the DEGs were extracted for Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. Genes with |gene significance| > 0.7 and |module membership| > 0.8 were selected as hub genes in modules. The DEGs with the degree of connectivity ≥5 were chosen as hub genes in DEGs. Subsequently, the overlapping genes of hub genes in modules and hub genes in DEGs were selected as key genes for SONFH. And then, the key genes were verified in another dataset, and the diagnostic value of key genes was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS Nine gene co-expression modules were constructed via WGCNA. The brown module with 1258 genes was most significantly correlated with SONFH and was identified as the key module for SONFH. The results of functional enrichment analysis showed that the genes in the key module were mainly enriched in the inflammatory response, apoptotic process and osteoclast differentiation. A total of 91 genes were identified as hub genes in the key module. Besides, 145 DEGs were identified by DEGs screening and 26 genes were identified as hub genes of DEGs. Overlapping genes of hub genes in the key module and hub genes in DEGs, including RHAG, RNF14, HEMGN, and SLC2A1, were further selected as key genes for SONFH. The diagnostic value of these key genes for SONFH was confirmed by ROC curve. The validation results of these key genes in GSE26316 dataset showed that only HEMGN and SLC2A1 were downregulated in the SONFH group, suggesting that they were more likely to be diagnostic biomarkers of SOFNH than RHAG and RNF14. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified that two key genes, HEMGN and SLC2A1, might be potential diagnostic biomarkers of SONFH.
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- Zhixin Wu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan City, 430071, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan City, 430071, Hubei Province, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan City, 430071, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan City, 430071, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuhan City, 430071, Hubei Province, China.
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Dong XM, Zhao K, Zheng WW, Xu CW, Zhang MJ, Yin RH, Gao R, Tang LJ, Liu JF, Chen H, Zhan YQ, Yu M, Ge CH, Gao HY, Li X, Luo T, Ning HM, Yang XM, Li CY. EDAG mediates Hsp70 nuclear localization in erythroblasts and rescues dyserythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome. FASEB J 2020; 34:8416-8427. [PMID: 32350948 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902946r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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During human erythroid maturation, Hsp70 translocates into the nucleus and protects GATA-1 from caspase-3 cleavage. Failure of Hsp70 to localize to the nucleus was found in Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) erythroblasts and can induce dyserythropoiesis, with arrest of maturation and death of erythroblasts. However, the mechanism of the nuclear trafficking of Hsp70 in erythroblasts remains unknown. Here, we found the hematopoietic transcriptional regulator, EDAG, to be a novel binding partner of Hsp70 that forms a protein complex with Hsp70 and GATA-1 during human normal erythroid differentiation. EDAG overexpression blocked the cytoplasmic translocation of Hsp70 induced by EPO deprivation, inhibited GATA-1 degradation, thereby promoting erythroid maturation in an Hsp70-dependent manner. Furthermore, in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients with dyserythropoiesis, EDAG is dramatically down-regulated, and forced expression of EDAG has been found to restore the localization of Hsp70 in the nucleus and elevate the protein level of GATA-1 to a significant extent. In addition, EDAG rescued the dyserythropoiesis of MDS patients by increasing erythroid differentiation and decreasing cell apoptosis. This study demonstrates the molecular mechanism of Hsp70 nuclear sustaining during erythroid maturation and establishes that EDAG might be a suitable therapeutic target for dyserythropoiesis in MDS patients.
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- Xiao-Ming Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- School of Postgraduate, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,School of Postgraduate, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China.,School of Postgraduate, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Peters MJ, Parker SK, Grim J, Allard CAH, Levin J, Detrich HW. Divergent Hemogen genes of teleosts and mammals share conserved roles in erythropoiesis: analysis using transgenic and mutant zebrafish. Biol Open 2018; 7:bio.035576. [PMID: 30097520 PMCID: PMC6124579 DOI: 10.1242/bio.035576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hemogen is a vertebrate transcription factor that performs important functions in erythropoiesis and testicular development and may contribute to neoplasia. Here we identify zebrafish Hemogen and show that it is considerably smaller (∼22 kDa) than its human ortholog (∼55 kDa), a striking difference that is explained by an underlying modular structure. We demonstrate that Hemogens are largely composed of 21-25 amino acid repeats, some of which may function as transactivation domains (TADs). Hemogen expression in embryonic and adult zebrafish is detected in hematopoietic, renal, neural and gonadal tissues. Using Tol2- and CRISPR/Cas9-generated transgenic zebrafish, we show that Hemogen expression is controlled by two Gata1-dependent regulatory sequences that act alone and together to control spatial and temporal expression during development. Partial depletion of Hemogen in embryos by morpholino knockdown reduces the number of erythrocytes in circulation. CRISPR/Cas9-generated zebrafish lines containing either a frameshift mutation or an in-frame deletion in a putative, C-terminal TAD display anemia and embryonic tail defects. This work expands our understanding of Hemogen and provides mutant zebrafish lines for future study of the mechanism of this important transcription factor. Summary: Transgenic and mutant zebrafish lines were created to characterize the expression and functions of Hemogen, a transcription factor involved in the formation of red blood cells and other processes.
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- Michael J Peters
- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
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Zhao K, Zheng WW, Dong XM, Yin RH, Gao R, Li X, Liu JF, Zhan YQ, Yu M, Chen H, Ge CH, Ning HM, Yang XM, Li CY. EDAG promotes the expansion and survival of human CD34+ cells. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190794. [PMID: 29324880 PMCID: PMC5764277 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
EDAG is multifunctional transcriptional regulator primarily expressed in the linloc-kit+Sca-1+ hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and CD34+ progenitor cells. Previous studies indicate that EDAG is required for maintaining hematopoietic lineage commitment balance. Here using ex vivo culture and HSC transplantation models, we report that EDAG enhances the proliferative potential of human cord blood CD34+ cells, increases survival, prevents cell apoptosis and promotes their repopulating capacity. Moreover, EDAG overexpression induces rapid entry of CD34+ cells into the cell cycle. Gene expression profile analysis indicate that EDAG knockdown leads to down-regulation of various positive cell cycle regulators including cyclin A, B, D, and E. Together these data provides novel insights into EDAG in regulation of expansion and survival of human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells.
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- Ke Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- An Hui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Guang Dong Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (HMN); (XMY); (CYL)
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
- Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tianjin, China
- * E-mail: (HMN); (XMY); (CYL)
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
- Guang Dong Pharmaceutical University, School of Pharmacy, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (HMN); (XMY); (CYL)
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Endogenous Stem Cells Were Recruited by Defocused Low-Energy Shock Wave in Treating Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2017; 13:287-298. [PMID: 27921202 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-016-9705-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Defocused low-energy shock wave (DLSW) has been shown effects on activating mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in vitro. In this study, recruitment of endogenous stem cells was firstly examined as an important pathway during the healing process of diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD) treated by DLSW in vivo. Neonatal rats received intraperitoneal injection of 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine (EdU) and then DBD rat model was created by injecting streptozotocin. Four weeks later, DLSW treatment was performed. Afterward, their tissues were examined by histology. Meanwhile, adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) were treated by DLSW in vitro. Results showed DLSW ameliorated voiding function of diabetic rats by recruiting EdU+Stro-1+CD34- endogenous stem cells to release abundant nerve growth factor (NGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Some EdU+ cells overlapped with staining of smooth muscle actin. After DLSW treatment, ADSCs showed higher migration ability, higher expression level of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and secreted more NGF and VEGF. In conclusion, DLSW could ameliorate DBD by recruiting endogenous stem cells. Beneficial effects were mediated by secreting NGF and VEGF, resulting into improved innervation and vascularization in bladder.
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Zheng WW, Dong XM, Yin RH, Xu FF, Ning HM, Zhang MJ, Xu CW, Yang Y, Ding YL, Wang ZD, Zhao WB, Tang LJ, Chen H, Wang XH, Zhan YQ, Yu M, Ge CH, Li CY, Yang XM. EDAG positively regulates erythroid differentiation and modifies GATA1 acetylation through recruiting p300. Stem Cells 2015; 32:2278-89. [PMID: 24740910 DOI: 10.1002/stem.1723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Erythroid differentiation-associated gene (EDAG) has been considered to be a transcriptional regulator that controls hematopoietic cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. The role of EDAG in erythroid differentiation of primary erythroid progenitor cells and in vivo remains unknown. In this study, we found that EDAG is highly expressed in CMPs and MEPs and upregulated during the erythroid differentiation of CD34(+) cells following erythropoietin (EPO) treatment. Overexpression of EDAG induced erythroid differentiation of CD34(+) cells in vitro and in vivo using immunodeficient mice. Conversely, EDAG knockdown reduced erythroid differentiation in EPO-treated CD34(+) cells. Detailed mechanistic analysis suggested that EDAG forms complex with GATA1 and p300 and increases GATA1 acetylation and transcriptional activity by facilitating the interaction between GATA1 and p300. EDAG deletion mutants lacking the binding domain with GATA1 or p300 failed to enhance erythroid differentiation, suggesting that EDAG regulates erythroid differentiation partly through forming EDAG/GATA1/p300 complex. In the presence of the specific inhibitor of p300 acetyltransferase activity, C646, EDAG was unable to accelerate erythroid differentiation, indicating an involvement of p300 acetyltransferase activity in EDAG-induced erythroid differentiation. ChIP-PCR experiments confirmed that GATA1 and EDAG co-occupy GATA1-targeted genes in primary erythroid cells and in vivo. ChIP-seq was further performed to examine the global occupancy of EDAG during erythroid differentiation and a total of 7,133 enrichment peaks corresponding to 3,847 genes were identified. Merging EDAG ChIP-Seq and GATA1 ChIP-Seq datasets revealed that 782 genes overlapped. Microarray analysis suggested that EDAG knockdown selectively inhibits GATA1-activated target genes. These data provide novel insights into EDAG in regulation of erythroid differentiation.
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- Wei-Wei Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Goldberg M, Six N, Chaussain C, DenBesten P, Veis A, Poliard A. Dentin extracellular matrix molecules implanted into exposed pulps generate reparative dentin: a novel strategy in regenerative dentistry. J Dent Res 2009; 88:396-9. [PMID: 19493881 PMCID: PMC2834224 DOI: 10.1177/0022034509337101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 12/14/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- M Goldberg
- Laboratoire de Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-faciaux, EA 2496, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Biominéralisation, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris-Descartes, Montrouge, France.
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Goldberg M, Farges JC, Lacerda-Pinheiro S, Six N, Jegat N, Decup F, Septier D, Carrouel F, Durand S, Chaussain-Miller C, Denbesten P, Veis A, Poliard A. Inflammatory and immunological aspects of dental pulp repair. Pharmacol Res 2008; 58:137-47. [PMID: 18602009 PMCID: PMC2853024 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The repair of dental pulp by direct capping with calcium hydroxide or by implantation of bioactive extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules implies a cascade of four steps: a moderate inflammation, the commitment of adult reserve stem cells, their proliferation and terminal differentiation. The link between the initial inflammation and cell commitment is not yet well established but appears as a potential key factor in the reparative process. Either the release of cytokines due to inflammatory events activates resident stem (progenitor) cells, or inflammatory cells or pulp fibroblasts undergo a phenotypic conversion into osteoblast/odontoblast-like progenitors implicated in reparative dentin formation. Activation of antigen-presenting dendritic cells by mild inflammatory processes may also promote osteoblast/odontoblast-like differentiation and expression of ECM molecules implicated in mineralization. Recognition of bacteria by specific odontoblast and fibroblast membrane receptors triggers an inflammatory and immune response within the pulp tissue that would also modulate the repair process.
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- Michel Goldberg
- Laboratoire de Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-faciaux, EA 2496, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Biominéralisation, 1 rue Maurice ARNOUX, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris-Descartes, 92120 Montrouge, France.
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Jegat N, Septier D, Veis A, Poliard A, Goldberg M. Short-term effects of amelogenin gene splice products A+4 and A-4 implanted in the exposed rat molar pulp. Head Face Med 2007; 3:40. [PMID: 18154672 PMCID: PMC2245914 DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-3-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
In order to study the short-time effects of two bioactive low-molecular amelogenins A+4 and A-4, half-moon cavities were prepared in the mesial aspect of the first maxillary molars, and after pulp exposure, agarose beads alone (controls) or beads soaked in A+4 or A-4 (experimental) were implanted into the pulp. After 1, 3 or 7 days, the rats were killed and the teeth studied by immunohistochemistry. Cell proliferation was studied by PCNA labeling, positive at 3 days, but decreasing at day 7 for A+4, whilst constantly high between 3 and 7 days for A-4. The differentiation toward the osteo/odontoblast lineage shown by RP59 labeling was more apparent for A-4 compared with A+4. Osteopontin-positive cells were alike at days 3 and 7 for A-4. In contrast, for A+4, the weak labeling detected at day 3 became stronger at day 7. Dentin sialoprotein (DSP), an in vivo odontoblast marker, was not detectable until day 7 where a few cells became DSP positive after A-4 stimulation, but not for A+4. These results suggest that A +/- 4 promote the proliferation of some pulp cells. Some of them further differentiate into osteoblast-like progenitors, the effects being more precocious for A-4 (day 3) compared with A+4 (day 7). The present data suggest that A +/- 4 promote early recruitment of osteogenic progenitors, and evidence functional differences between A+4 and A-4.
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- Nadège Jegat
- Oral Biology, EA 2496, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Montrouge, France.
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Six N, Septier D, Chaussain-Miller C, Blacher R, DenBesten P, Goldberg M. Dentonin, a MEPE fragment, initiates pulp-healing response to injury. J Dent Res 2007; 86:780-5. [PMID: 17652210 DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Phosphorylated extracellular matrix proteins, including matrix extracellular phosphoprotein (MEPE), are involved in the formation and mineralization of dental tissues. In this study, we evaluated the potential of Dentonin, a synthetic peptide derived from MEPE, to promote the formation of reparative dentin. Agarose beads, either soaked with Dentonin or unloaded, were implanted into the pulps of rat molars, and examined 8, 15, and 30 days after treatment. At day 8, Dentonin promoted the proliferation of pulp cells, as visualized by PCNA-labeling. RP59-positive osteoblast progenitors were located around the Dentonin-soaked beads. PCNA- and RP59-labeling were decreased at day 15, while osteopontin, weakly labeled at day 8, was increased at 15 days, but dentin sialoprotein was undetectable at any time. At 8 days, precocious reparative dentin formation occurred in pulps containing Dentonin-soaked beads, with formation slowing after 15 days. These results suggest that Dentonin affects primarily the initial cascade of events leading to pulp healing.
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- N Six
- Laboratoire de Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Orofaciaux, EA 2496, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Biominéralisation, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris 5, 92120 Montrouge, France
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Lacerda-Pinheiro S, Septier D, Tompkins K, Veis A, Goldberg M, Chardin H. Amelogenin gene splice products A+4 and A−4 implanted in soft tissue determine the reorientation of CD45-positive cells to an osteo-chondrogenic lineage. J Biomed Mater Res A 2006; 79:1015-22. [PMID: 17001657 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Several molecules such as bone morphogenetic protein-7, bone sialoprotein (BSP), or amelogenin gene splice products (A+4 or A-4) have been shown to induce reparative dentin formation in a rat model. However, at the moment, the origin and the mechanism of differentiation of the pulp cells stimulated by the bioactive molecules remain poorly understood. The present investigation was undertaken to validate an ectopic oral mucosal mouse model to evaluate the effects of amelogenin gene splice product implantation in a non-mineralizing tissue. Agarose beads, alone or coated with amelogenin gene splice products, were implanted in the mucosa of the cheeks in mouse. An immunohistochemical characterization of the recruited cells was undertaken for 3 days, 8 days, and 30 days after the implantation. The results showed that the implantation of agarose beads in mucosa induced the recruitment of inflammatory CD45 positive cells. When the beads were coated with amelogenin gene splice products (A+4 or A-4), the expression of osteo-chondrogenic markers (RP59, Sox9, or BSP) was also observed. However, no mineralization nodule was observed, even after 30 days of implantation. The present investigation suggests that amelognin gene splice products have the capacity of recruiting among inflammatory cell mesenchymal progenitors that eventually differentiate into osteo-chondrogenic cells. Altogether, the results obtained in the pulp model and the present data suggest the existence of different pathways of cell recruitment and differentiation in different cellular environments.
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- S Lacerda-Pinheiro
- Université Paris 5, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Biominéralisations, EA 2496, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France
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Goldberg M, Lacerda-Pinheiro S, Jegat N, Six N, Septier D, Priam F, Bonnefoix M, Tompkins K, Chardin H, Denbesten P, Veis A, Poliard A. The impact of bioactive molecules to stimulate tooth repair and regeneration as part of restorative dentistry. Dent Clin North Am 2006; 50:277-98, x. [PMID: 16530063 DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2005.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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After implantation in the exposed pulp, some molecules of the den-tin extracellular matrix induce the formation of a reparative dentinal bridge in the coronal pulp. In some cases, total occlusion of the root canal also is observed. This is the case for bone sialoprotein, bone morphogenetic protein-7, Dentonin (a fragment from matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein), and two small amelogenin gene splice products (A+4 and A-4). Cells implicated in the reparative process are recruited, proliferate, and differentiate into osteoblast-like and odontoblast-like cells. The same results may be obtained by direct implantation of odontoblast progenitor cell into the pulp.
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- Michel Goldberg
- Laboratoire de Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-Faciaux, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Biomineralisations, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université René Descartes, Montrouge, France.
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Yang LV, Wan J, Ge Y, Fu Z, Kim SY, Fujiwara Y, Taub JW, Matherly LH, Eliason J, Li L. The GATA site-dependent hemogen promoter is transcriptionally regulated by GATA1 in hematopoietic and leukemia cells. Leukemia 2006; 20:417-25. [PMID: 16437149 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hemgn (a gene symbol for hemogen in mouse, EDAG in human and RP59 in rat) encodes a nuclear protein that is highly expressed in hematopoietic tissues and acute leukemia. To characterize its regulatory mechanisms, we examined the activities of a Hemgn promoter containing 2975 bp of 5' flanking sequence and 196 bp of 5' untranslated region (5' UTR) sequence both in vitro and in vivo: this promoter is preferentially activated in a hematopoietic cell line, not in nonhematopoietic cell lines, and is sufficient to drive the transcription of a lacZ transgene in hematopoietic tissues in transgenic mice. Mutagenesis analyses showed that the 5' UTR including two highly conserved GATA boxes is critical for the promoter activity. GATA1, not GATA2, binds to the GATA binding sites and transactivates the Hemgn promoter in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the expression of human hemogen (EDAG) transcripts were closely correlated with levels of GATA1 transcripts in primary acute myeloid leukemia specimens. This study suggests that the Hemgn promoter contains critical regulatory elements for its transcription in hematopoietic tissues and Hemgn is a direct target of GATA1 in leukemia cells.
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- L V Yang
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Goldberg M, Lacerda-Pinheiro S, Jegat N, Six N, Septier D, Priam F, Bonnefoix M, Tompkins K, Chardin H, Denbesten P, Veis A, Poliard A, Gunduz M. Bioactive Molecules Stimulate Tooth Repair and Regeneration. J HARD TISSUE BIOL 2006. [DOI: 10.2485/jhtb.15.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Krüger A, Somogyi E, Christersson C, Lundmark C, Hultenby K, Wurtz T. Rat enamel contains RP59: a new context for a protein from osteogenic and haematopoietic precursor cells. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 320:141-8. [PMID: 15726423 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-1043-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2004] [Accepted: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have recently identified a protein, RP59, in bone marrow cells and young osteoblasts, in cells involved in bone repair and in young erythroblasts and megakaryocytes. Here, we report immunohistochemical data at the light- and electron-microscope level indicating that RP59 is also present in newly secreted tooth enamel of the rat and in ameloblasts, the formative cells. In enamel matrix, RP59 was located proximal to secretory ameloblasts only, i.e. in newly secreted material. Distal enamel and enamel in association with maturation stage ameloblasts were unlabelled. Secretory ameloblasts contained RP59 in the matrix-proximal region including Tomes' processes, post-secretory ameloblasts in the cell-matrix interface. Western blotting of proteins from tooth germs identified RP59 as a band at 90 kD, co-migrating with RP59 from bone marrow and spleen. Antisera versus a chemically synthesised RP59 peptide and versus a bacteria-synthesised protein fragment reacted in the same manner. In situ hybridisation of tooth tissue revealed RP59 RNA specifically in ameloblasts. The reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction method identified tooth RNA coding for RP59. Sequence analysis indicated that RP59 RNA from tooth and marrow had the same sequence. An internal sequence motif was found in rat RP59 resembling a signal implicated in secretion of the chicken "engrailed" gene product. The findings indicate that RP59 is a genuine product of ameloblasts and that it is secreted in the course of enamel formation together with other matrix components.
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- A Krüger
- Clinical Research Department, Dental School, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu CC, Chou YL, Ch'ang LY. Down-regulation of human NDR gene in megakaryocytic differentiation of erythroleukemia K562 cells. J Biomed Sci 2004; 11:104-16. [PMID: 14730214 DOI: 10.1007/bf02256553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2003] [Accepted: 07/29/2003] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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To study the control of hematopoietic cell differentiation, a human negative differentiation regulator (NDR) gene was identified by the comparative analysis of differentially expressed genes in hemato-lymphoid tissues. NDR is expressed preferentially in the adult bone marrow, fetal liver and testis. Immunocytochemistry with anti-NDR antiserum showed the presence of NDR in human erythroleukemia K562 cell line and CD34+ cells sorted from the umbilical cord blood. When fused to the green fluorescent protein (GFP), NDR was directed to the nucleus of mouse 3T3 and K562 cells. Fusion protein with a deletion from residues 7 to 87 was detected in the cytoplasm. NDR appeared not to affect the proliferation of K562 cells when overly expressed. However, its expression was down-regulated during megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Down-regulation of NDR correlated well with up-regulation of megakaryocytic markers, CD41 and CD61. Overexpression of the nuclear NDR-GFP in K562 cells inhibited the expression of CD41 and CD61 in megakaryocytic differentiation. Treatment of K562 cells with GF-109203X (GFX), an antagonist of the protein kinase C (PKC), blocked NDR down-regulation, up-regulated expression of CD41/CD61 and TPA-induced megakaryocytic differentiation. These results suggest a novel function of nuclear NDR protein in regulating hematopoietic cell development.
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- Cheng-Chung Liu
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Li CY, Zhan YQ, Xu CW, Xu WX, Wang SY, Lv J, Zhou Y, Yue PB, Chen B, Yang XM. EDAG regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells and resists cell apoptosis through the activation of nuclear factor-κB. Cell Death Differ 2004; 11:1299-308. [PMID: 15332117 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Erythroid differentiation-associated gene (EDAG) is considered to be a human hematopoiesis-specific gene. Here, we reported that downregulation of EDAG protein in K562 cells resulted in inhibition of growth and colony formation, and enhancement of sensitivity to erythroid differentiation induced by hemin. Overexpression of EDAG in HL-60 cells significantly blocked the expression of the monocyte/macrophage differentiation marker CD11b after pentahydroxytiglia myristate acetate induction. Moreover, overexpression of EDAG in pro-B Ba/F3 cells prolonged survival and increased the expression of c-Myc, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL in the absence of interleukin-3 (IL-3). Furthermore, we showed that EDAG enhanced the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B), and high DNA-binding activity of NF-kappa B was sustained in Ba/F3 EDAG cells after IL-3 was withdrawn. Inhibition of NF-kappa B activity resulted in promoting Ba/F3 EDAG cells death. These results suggest that EDAG regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells and resists cell apoptosis through the activation of NF-kappa B.
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- C Y Li
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China
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Chen YJ, Wurtz T, Wang CJ, Kuo YR, Yang KD, Huang HC, Wang FS. Recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells and expression of TGF-beta 1 and VEGF in the early stage of shock wave-promoted bone regeneration of segmental defect in rats. J Orthop Res 2004; 22:526-34. [PMID: 15099631 DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2003] [Accepted: 10/03/2003] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) treatment has recently been established as a method to enhance bone repair. Here, we reported that ESW-promoted healing of segmental defect via stimulation of mesenchymal stem cell recruitment and differentiation into bone forming cells. Rats with a segmental femoral defect were exposed to a single ESW treatment (0.16 mJ/mm(2), 1 Hz, 500 impulses). Cell morphology and histological changes in the defect region were assessed 3, 7, 14, and 28 days post-treatment. Presence of mesenchymal stem cell was assayed by immuno-staining for RP59, a recently discovered marker, and also production of TGF-beta 1 and VEGF was monitored. ESW treatment increased total cell density and the proportion of RP59 positive cells in the defect region. High numbers of round- and cuboidal-shaped cells strongly expressing RP59 were initially found. Later, the predominant cell type was spindle-shaped fibroblastic cells, subsequently, aggregates of osteogenic and chondrogenic cells were observed. Histological observation suggested that bone marrow stem cells were progressively differentiated into osteoblasts and chondrocytes. RP59 staining was initially intense and decreased with the appearance of expression depended on the differentiation states of osteogenic and chondrogenic cells during the regeneration phase. Mature chondrocytes and osteoblasts exhibited only slight RP59 immuno-reactivity. Expression of TGF-beta 1 and VEGF-A mRNA in the defect tissues was also significantly increased (P<0.05) after ESW treatment as determined by RT-PCR. Intensive TGF-beta 1 immuno-reactivity was induced immediately, whereas a lag period was observed for VEGF-A. Chondrocytes and osteoblasts at the junction of ossified cartilage clearly exhibited VEGF-A expression. Our findings suggest that recruitment of meseoblasts at the junction of ossified cartilage clearly exhibited mesenchymal stem cells is a critical step in bone reparation that is enhanced by ESW treatment. TGF-beta 1 and VEGF-A are proposed to play a chemotactic and mitogenic role in recruitment and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
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- Yeung-Jen Chen
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Taiwan
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Yang LV, Heng HH, Wan J, Southwood CM, Gow A, Li L. Alternative promoters and polyadenylation regulate tissue-specific expression ofHemogen isoforms during hematopoiesis and spermatogenesis. Dev Dyn 2003; 228:606-16. [PMID: 14648837 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hemogen is a nuclear protein encoded by HEMGN (also known as hemogen in mouse, EDAG in human and RP59 in rat). It is considered to be a hematopoiesis-specific gene that is expressed during the ontogeny of hematopoiesis. Herein, we characterize two distinct splicing variants of HEMGN mRNA with restricted expression to hematopoietic cells and to round spermatids in the testis, respectively. Expression of the testis-specific HEMGN mRNA (HEMGN-t) is developmentally regulated and is concurrent with the first wave of meiosis in prepuberal mice. Sequence analysis reveals that HEMGN-t and the hematopoietic HEMGN mRNA (HEMGN-h) share a common coding sequence with distinct 5' and 3' untranslated regions and that these two isoforms are transcribed from the same gene locus, HEMGN, through the use of alternative promoters and polyadenylation sites. Thus, HEMGN expression exemplifies a developmental regulatory mechanism by which the diversification of gene expression is achieved through using distinct regulatory sequences in different cell types. Moreover, the existence of a testis-specific isoform of HEMGN suggests a role in spermatogenesis. Finally, fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrates that HEMGN is localized to chromosome 4 A5-B2 in mouse and to chromosome 9q22 in human, which is a region known to harbor a cluster of leukemia breakpoints.
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- Li V Yang
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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